Scottish referendum: time running out for ‘Yes’
By Ewan Gibbs
Political life in Scotland has been dominated by September’s independence referendum since the moves towards it began about two and a half years ago, and the ‘Yes Scotland’ and ‘Better Together’ ‘No’ campaigns were launched in the summer of 2012. Since then it’s at times often felt as though things were more or less on hold in the build-up to the vote and almost every major political issue is viewed and discussed through the prism of independence. This has intensified over recent months as the official campaigning period began and the first of a series of televised debates took place. [continue...]

UKRAINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN
C/O LRC, PO Box 2378, London, E5 9QU
The Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is issuing the following appeal from the trade unions representing workers at the ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the giant plant in the Ukrainian industrial metropolis of Kryvyi Rih. Recently the miners of the city made significant gains in their dispute with the company EVRAZ. The workers of Kryvyi Rih are setting an example to the labour movement of all Ukraine in this difficult time. Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, a labour movement based campaign in the UK will be doing its upmost to assist them in their struggle with this corporation which is profiting from the misery of the Ukrainian workers. We appeal to all sections of the labour movement to assist. Please republish the appeal below (translated by Olga Papash and Nick Evans) and circulate it as widely as possible. [continue...]